***** ****** ****** #*** ******* K. NGUKU
Hayward, CA 94544 ******@*******.*** 510-***-****
PROFILE
Dependable, innovative professional technician with over ten years experience in varied
environments, with proven knowledge and skills in process/ manufacturing position(s) that
required attention to detail and highest quality results. Works well independently, as a productive
team member, or as team leader. Eager of additional training.
EXPERTISE
• AC/DC Theory/Basic Electronics
• Clean room procedure
• TPS, SPC & GMP
EXPERIENCE
Process Technician/Lead Operator Cepheid Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA 2012-Current
• Operate and maintain automated cartridge assembly for manufacturing cartridges used for
molecular diagnostic and genetic based diseases used with Genexpert Systems.
Perform machine setup, calibration checks on equipments and preventive maintenance as
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per SOP.
Perform line clearance, all necessary documentation before and after every batch.
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Assist the engineering team on new products, train and certify new operators.
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Production Operator New United Motor Manufacturing, Fremont, CA 2004-2010
• Well trained and certified in Toyota production system in different areas in motor vehicle
Assembly.
• Wire and Cable and routing.
• Assemble and install electrical and electronic components inside the motor vehicle
Assembly at a given time to ensure work flow.
• Help in training new hires.
Process Technician/Operator Therasense Corporation, Alameda, CA 2002-2004
• As a manufacturing Technician Operate, maintain, calibrate production equipment used
in processing and packaging blood glucose testing strips per engineering specs.
• Worked in the analytical lab as an assistant, help in the preparation of buffers and
surfactant solutions.
• Trained and certified in GMP, in the completion of all the necessary documentation pre
and postproduction of every lot and assigning lot and batch numbers.
Lead Operator/Equipment Specialist Polystor Corporation, Livermore, CA 1999-2002
• Set-up operation and maintain computer controlled winding machines to manufacture
rechargeable Lithium-ion cells.
• As a Team Leader maintain work flow equipment adjustment and up time to assure all
production schedules are met.
• Equipment modification and parameter editing to process different product and new
product designs.
Provide technical support to Engineers and production staff to meet customer
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satisfaction.
Process Technician Southwall Technologies, Palo Alto, CA
1998-2000
• Set-up operation and maintain Eurotherm sputtering machine for manufacturing thin film
heat mirror products.
• Calibrate hexatrom and optical monitor.
• Retrieve and graph data from OMIG files.
Team Leader/Device Manufacturing Technician Read Rite Corporation, Fremont, CA
1995-1998
• As a Team Leader, provide support to production line, cross train manufacturing
technician in wafer processing.
• Perform Ni/Fe, gold and copper electroplating on wafers to manufacture thin film
magnetic heads.
• Control Temperature and PH monitoring of planting and etching baths.
• Composition and planting thickness measurement to meet engineering specifications.
• Supported engineering groups in developing and testing new designs to meet customer
specifications.
EDUCATION
Associate in Applied Science Degree Heald Institute of Technology, Hayward, CA 1993